The Argument for Critical Race Theory with Crystal Fleming: There’s Nothing Harmful about Telling the Truth

Clarity is essential to social progress. So let’s get clear!

Critical race theory (CRT) is not a weapon of harm employed to shame, guilt, and dehumanize people who find themselves, consciously and unconsciously, intentionally and unintentionally, perpetuating white supremacy and racist thinking. It is, first and foremost, a service tool; a framework that enlightens and empowers those suffering under racial oppression to help them build a more just and beneficial society.

The kicker is: we are all suffering under white supremacy! Outspoken Speaker and critical race theory expert, Dr. Crystal Fleming, understands this better than most.

While some groups of people, systems, and institutions have traditionally, disproportionately benefited from America’s culture of racial discrimination and injustice, in many ways, they, too, have also been disadvantaged by it. While some thrive in our racist society and experience more financial gain and access than their counterparts, they are often at a loss of moral imagination, empathy, and diverse, intersectional thought due to that same racist culture.

Contrarily, anti-racist thinking inspires more rigorous and imaginative intellectual thought, kindness, humility, collaborative leadership, and more. Moral of the story: white supremacy and anti-black racism inevitably erode our individual character and society, while antiracist thinking enriches our values, thought life, and ultimately the functions of our society! Therefore, it is in our collective best interest to become anti-racist by way of understanding critical race theory. Our development as individuals who seek to be “good” people, and our progression as a nation built on “liberty and justice for all” depends on it.

Crystal can help us get there. She takes this topic beyond school culture wars and HR debates and provides the deeper understanding of the implications of systemic and historical issues surrounding racism throughout the world and, especially, in the United States. With a Ph.D. and master’s degree in sociology, she travels the world helping educators, administrators, and students in every classroom from various backgrounds create roadmaps for disrupting and transforming passive, existing knowledge into anti-racist thinking. Using CRT, she helps us “develop historical and sociological literacy to decode the ongoing impact of the racial past and present” that we might save ourselves and others from the indiscriminate, destructional nature of white supremacy.

Crystal not only offers informational sessions on anti-racism and critical race theory content at appropriate levels of concepts and understandings, but also creates training workshops customized to your specific needs and audience. If you’re open to learning more about critical race theory and making true anti-racist change within your organization, community or school, bring Dr. Crystal Fleming to enlighten you about this unintentionally controversial, yet essential topic. Contact us for more information.

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